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7373. Brunel Way (345)

Guimeujoven, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

I am very fond of this little wall beside the river. It is all that remains of a small disused pump house or something, linked to the water company pumping station nearby. This piece, by Guimeujoven, has remained in my archive since July, because I couldn’t identify the artist. Thanks to Paul H, who did the detective work on this one, I now know the artist and am free to post the piece.

This is a really nice character piece worked up in four autumnal colours and so different from the kind of character pieces we are used to seeing in Bristol. The Brazilian artist is based in Exeter and I am somewhat surprised that we haven’t seen more of his work here, and a little saddened, because it is absolutely amazing… a quick glance at his Instagram feed is highly recommended. A mystery solved.

7372. Dean Lane skate park (891)

Continuing with my end-of-year trawl through my archive, I found this piece by Dibz from June. I can’t for the life of me think how I missed posting this one, other than at that time Dibz nd Fade were churning out so many superb pieces, it was difficult to keep up.

The combination piece features the cartoon character Captain Crocodile from Disney’s Robin Hood, a film I don’t think I have ever seen. The letters spelling DIBZ are somewhat eclipsed by the character holding a cushion upon which sits a spray can. A great fun piece in the Deaner.

7371. Wilder Street (44)

Zoe Power, Wilder Street, Bristol, May 2025

Although I photographed this piece by Zoe Power back in April, it had been painted some considerable time before that, years, I think. This entrance to the Bimm Institute is tucked away behind the Full Moon pub in Stokes Croft.

The busy and bright mural is beautifully designed around the archway and surround to the entrance of the building, with the emphasis being on the arch. Full of colour and optimism, the piece adds so much to an otherwise rather ordinary building.

7370. East Street

Looking back again over 2025, we were privileged to have another visit by French wheatpaster Tian, in the spring, around the East Street, Dean Lane and North Street areas of Bedminster.

Although I posted several of these wonderful wheatpastes at the time, on going back through my archive I found these three that I had not previously posted.

I have always liked Tian’s work, it is so different from most of the street art we see in Bristol. His themes and ideas are interesting and his execution always suitable. Wheatpastes may not be to everyone’s taste, and often the owners of the walls on which they are posted get pretty fed up, but they are ephemeral and prone to becoming dislodged in our damp climate. I look forward to his next visit to the city.

7369. M32 roundabout J3 (733)

Zbomb, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

This is rather a nice tidy piece from Zbomb painted as part of a collaborative wall with Hemper and Hypo, I seem to recollect, although it was from way back in March and my memory is not what it used to be.

His name is n appropriate description of his work, a letter Z and a cartoon style bomb. His work is often less polished than this one, which demonstrates that when he takes the time he is more than capable of turning out something rather good. A fun piece from Zbomb.

7368. Dean Lane skate park (890)

Hire and Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2025

I’m off to a football match this morning and will shortly be catching a train to London, so today’s posts are likely to be fairly swift. The next few posts are ones from earlier this year that somehow got left behind in my archives. This was a nice collaboration from Hire and Ceus back in February.

Some unusual writing, spelling out Odiah, one of the words Hire likes to use, and his trademark rabbit. All looking rather smooth in the winter sunshine.

Ceus appears to have left these shores now, and I think that this might have been amongst the last ones he painted in Bristol. A fine collaboration.

7367. Greenbank (176)

Esme Lower, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2025

Before Christmas, I had a little jaunt through my archives and managed to pull out a few wonderful pieces that I missed first time round. This is a gorgeously colourful and upbeat piece by Esme Lower from January this year.

The simple letters filled with great colours spell out MELO, the central letters of her name combined. The 3D drop shadows are unruly, drifting off in all sorts of directions, but it kind of works. I particularly like the white dot highlights, which are an unconventional take on creating depth to the piece. Nice, clean work from Esme Lower, and part of her exploration and improvement.

7366. M32 Spot (212)

Object..., M32 Spot, Bristol, December 2025 — Object…, M32 Spot, Bristol, December 2025

Good morning and happy Boxing Day. Object… hasn’t been out on the streets much this year, which is a pity because his work is full of social commentary presented in a unique form.

This anti-establishment black and white collage piece mashed up with paint exclaims ‘don’t be their robot’. There are some other messages on the piece too. An ironic hoody with ‘Hug a Tory’ emblazoned on the front and a print of ‘Glad Colstons Gone’ – a reference to the toppling of the Colston statue in Bristol.

The centrepiece is a collage robot which is rather intimidating and appears to be armed to the teeth. References to oppression and AI are present in this nightmarish scene. Object… is so very good at this kind of stuff and his work is quite unique.

7365. Frome Side (65)

Mesk, Frome Side, Bristol, December 2025

I am sitting at the kitchen table listening to a Christmas mix, and have Slade ringing in my ears as I write. It has just transitioned to the Jackson 5 and Santa Clause is Coming to Town, and now on to Chris Rea (RIP) and Driving home for Christmas. I am definitely in the groove.

This is a nice piece of graffiti writing from Mesk on the north bank of the River Frome underneath the M32 motorway. The large letters spell out MESK in a white that could almost be mistaken for chrome (it can be difficult to tell sometimes, especially if there is a glare from the sun). There is a purple background that does enough to separate the writing from the adjacent graffiti. Sometimes less is more and that applies here in my view.

Happy Christmas 🎅🏼

7364. M32 Cycle path (301)

Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, December 2025

Happy Christmas to one and all. It is a gorgeous cold crisp and sunny morning here in Bristol, the food is all prepped and ready to go for this afternoon and I have a moment to write a couple of posts. I am full of Christmas spirit and all is well. What better way to celebrate than to post this wonderful piece by Desi, a stalwart of Natural Adventures.

This upbeat piece which incorporates the winning combination of pink and blue, is a study in shades of grey, with five tones making up the fill in the letters VEIL. This is an attractive piece and the hearts have a feel-good factor about them. Wonderful.

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